There Was Jesus Song Lyrics and Chords by Zach Williams
There Was Jesus
Recorded by Zach Williams with Dolly Parton
Written by Casey M. Beathard, Jonathan L. Smith
and Zachary Williams
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Every time I tried to make it on my own
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time I tried to stand and start to
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fall
And all those
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lonely roads that I have travelled
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on
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Jesus
When the life I built came crashing to the ground
When the
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friends I had were nowhere to be
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found
I couldn't
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see it then but I can see it
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now
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Jesus
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In the
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waiting in the searching
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healing and the hurting
Like a
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blessing buried in the broken
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pieces
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minute every moment
Where I've
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been and where I'm going
Even
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when I didn't know it or couldn't
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see
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There was
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Jesus
For this man who needs amazing kind of grace
For for
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giveness at a price I couldn't pay
I'm not
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perfect so I thank God every
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day
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Jesus (there was
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Jesus)
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In the waiting in the searching
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healing and the hurting
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blessing buried in the broken
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pieces
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minute every moment
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been and where I'm going
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when I didn't know it or couldn't
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see
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There was
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On the
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mountain in the valleys (there was
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In the shadows of the
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alleys (there was
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Jesus)
In the fire in the
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flood (there was
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Always is and always
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was
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No I never walk
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alone (never walk
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alone)
Repeat #3
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Jesus (there was
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Jesus)
There was
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Jesus
FAQ
Who sang the the song There Was Jesus?
- The song There Was Jesus was sang by Zach Williams.
Who is Zach Williams?
- Zachary Stephen Williams (born March 5, 1981) is an American Christian rock artist from Jonesboro, Arkansas. From 2007 through 2012 he was a member and lead vocalist of Zach Williams & The Reformation (also acoustic guitar and harmonica). He was also the lead singer of the Christian group Brothers of Grace, renamed as Zach Williams and the Brothers of Grace. In 2016 he went solo.
